Bitcoin (BTC USD) Cryptocurrency Price Volatility Boosted by Derivatives Markets - Bloomberg

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Bitcoin has long been known for its violent swings in price. But the volatility isn't just driven by tweets from Elon Musk or warnings from Chinese regulators: It's also fed by a massive derivatives industry that has boomed on the back of voracious demand for leverage and speculative tools in cryptocurrency markets. In some ways it's a tale as old as Wall Street, but now in a new digital wrapper. For instance, when Bitcoin plunged as much as 30% in a day in May, leveraged-up positions in futures and options were wiped out, with the expected consequence of amplifying the sell-off as they had boosted the rally earlier.

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